renewable energy. geothermal power generation continues to accept promising to become an important replacement fuel eye. stella called to the general green sea lions and indeed of the hinterland and brian thomas. it's in the shade here we have coming up in the next half. pro russian separatist solidify their grip on the eastern ukraine teething. voters in iraq go to the whole supplying deadly attacks. and the man tipped to become india's next prime minister has cast his ballot at a later stage the country. boy

or a fast moving events in ukraine today with the peace now slipping away from central control. kiev says it wants to hold a national referendum on territorial integrity. but the move might be too little too late for the pro russian separatists who now control key cities and towns and are demanding secession will be live with our reporter for more on that shortly. it also looks like there could be some progress in efforts to free the international observers being held by pro russian militants. so the ants still behind barricades. pro russian separatists are firmly in control of the town center and two comes and goes here. seven osce observers are still being held hostage there. it's unclear if and when they'll be released negotiations continue between the towns self proclaimed mayor and osce

representatives. so far they've led to nothing speaking at a regional summit in minsk russian president let him into ten expressed hope the osce observers might soon be released that year but couldn't also insisted his government had nothing to do with the pro russian militias if you know. i must tell you that russia is not involved in school we often hear that there are special forces their instructors zealand by state that there are neither instructors nor special forces nor troops so ukraine's president is convinced of the opposite and he thinks russia is preparing to invade russia has placed tens of thousands of troops near its border with ukraine. shares of the store. this picture there is a real threat of russia beginning a land war against ukraine. to pray. our armed forces have been put on full military alert each. had she not added that police were unable to reassert control of

the areas of eastern ukraine taken over by pro russian separatists and masked men at sea as the administration and police building in yet another town car lift up roy strong sign of key as ineffectiveness came before the referendum announcement when ukraine's acting president admitted that control the ball is logan's scandal in its regions have slipped out of the central government and now in the mask itself a pro russian group has declared an independent republic ukrainian troops and police have been defecting to their side. you have your portrait official to talk to separates that to say they will abide by the outcome of any referendum. the government building in donetsk is a fortress and firmly in the hands of the self declared people's republic of donetsk. behind the barricades there are stones and incendiary devices we're not allowed to film them. on our way into

the building we are searched repeatedly. first of all we just we are very strict on security to protect journalists in particular very closely at it you have to understand the troublemakers keep trying to get in your disguised as a journalist. not as troublemakers even spies the only school with. we're very restricted on what we're allowed to fail. whenever we're on the move. the rebels keep hold of our camera we're not allowed to show their faces. letterman tells us they're at war. a nice break. the former elite soldier watches russian television. we ask him whether the occupation of government buildings is being supervised by russia the deal last thing i don't know what point the russians are involved. but i hope that russia would at least help us yet why is because the government in kiev calls us bandits and terrorists but i'm not a criminal just because i'm liking my

political opinions without dead last the twentieth minute. we also meet ordinary members of the care. there's a canteen n even a hospital ward which they're very happy to show us. dr de da chicago drove us as they're prepared for everything and could even conduct operations. she's been working here right from the start of the occupation i knew what that would apply more concrete times because he won independence unfortunately ukraine is no longer sometimes the ukrainian government treat us very kindly to this country has no mother and stepmother to treat us like that. dennis push allin heads up the self declared donetsk republic of may eleven. he plans to hold a referendum on independence for the region. added improvised press conference inside the building. we ask him what he'll do if the yes vote loses. i usually do

the majority decide they want to stay in a unified ukraine ok. if they are not afraid of being ruled by fascists and there's nothing we can do. we will clear the building. but right now that's hard to imagine. as we leave the building. members of the militia had off on their next mission. well we've been here the separatists had just taken over another tv station still i've to report to the logan to say bye and that's the fall and following the dome is therefore a state first up your region is firmly in the hands of pro russian separatists do they have the support of the people that the necessary aid dependency tilt and i think it's all simple to point out that the in progress to separate its controlled buildings they control how the whole six mules government buildings all this is leading up to a key date for that and that his mate and haven't regretted that they would like to hold that the support

is not across the region we spent today to add to it which is a ninety two yet they wanted to hold the pro ukraine from the ukraine body today they were prevented from doing saying why they let the authorities that the death of the people here who do not support this progression initiative and also that the oshkosh to type the keyword if that's a caring home life as a woman is not too cold to get it this action of g seven international observers are still being held by those separate tests. can you tell us how the progress is being is there any progress be made rather on the negotiations to free them. d i c e told me today that the host that is the still being held state of tearing down their team of nic he negotiates is is caring talent to the temple it is the next everyday to try to secure their release many successes safe off a spokesman for the med the self appointed as the next oldest and is no progress on that site even

golf. unconfirmed reports of a possible prisoner exchange this evening. scott was also produced no results i fall sick the moment there's an iffy eat that's the famous remain in detention in study and business line of him coming out just yet but negotiations to continue to ok were still in wait mode on that to the logan forests and donetsk thanks very much. and here in berlin chancellor under the mantle has called for the immediate release of the osce inspectors being held in eastern ukraine the matte gold made those comments at a press conference with the japanese prime minister shinzo ave is in germany right now at the start of the european tour. japan's prime minister has come to europe for a ten day visit and berlin is the first stop on his itinerary. thompson the german capital are focused on trade issues but also on ukraine. the fate of western hostages was among the first questions at a joint press conference with chancellor under the mantle

once the gardens and wine made from north of the detainees and their families. we are doing everything on comp and i get the impression that the ukrainian government and the oecd also doing what they can eat it all. i can only hope that these combined efforts lead to success let them go. metro said russia's president vladimir putin must take action to de escalate the situation in eastern ukraine. the german leader said ukraine's elections scheduled for may twenty fifth must also go ahead she's a lot they described the crisis in ukraine as a global problem. japan has also extended its sanctions against russia. both leaders agreed more economic sanctions will follow if the kremlin does not take meaningful action to reduce tension in ukraine the chinese state media reporting at least three deaths following an explosion in a train station the country's west. dozens more were injured. the blast

at a station in the home team the capital of the follicle change on region home to china's muslim week you're a minority. those timothy and at the goodwill store by chinese president. he's in penang. she's in the region's stability was quietly the whole chinese nation recent years has seen growing unrest in the area over beijing's policies toward the weak or mine or one team. human rights group in nigeria says that the more than two hundred school girls who've been kidnapped or being forced to marry the man who abducted them bunches of people demonstrated in the capital through to the saying that the nigerian government is not doing enough to find. gunmen took the girls more than two weeks ago from their school in the northeast the country the infamous group both go iran is behind that attack to us now to vote of confidence in the economy from the federal reserve has announced its cutting its monthly bond buying program

by further ten billion dollars. becuz he's on track to end the program as soon as october. the fed says the decision was based on expectations the us economy will continue to recover the growth has been dismal so far this year. analysts blame that on a particularly harsh and long winter the board of the french engineering company also has unanimously endorsed a bid by general electric to buy its energy unit giving the us company a significant lead over german rival siemens in a politically charged takeover battle. she is offering about twelve billion euro is for allison's thermal power for new goals and electrical grid divisions bought the dollar has not been completely shot in the german company siemens the french government has ordered the deal to be put on hold because allison is one of the country's biggest employers and is worried about job cuts. siemens is still planning to submit its takeover offer which will

likely include job security guarantees. well i checked in on the wednesday trading action starting off in frankfurt where the banks finished up just slightly higher. teachers books and a nine thousand six hundred and three the euro stocks fifty down by three cats one percent finished with a thirty one ninety eight russell and echo wall street the dow up also slightly pretty bizarre sixteen thousand five hundred and sixty six points and the euro higher against the greenback in value when us dollar thirty eight sixty nine unemployment has fallen again in europe's largest economy germany. the jobless figure for the month of april is two point nine million six point eight percent of the german workforce is now without employment last year the last time rather than figure was that low was two decades ago. germany's labor agencies is fair spring weather gave a boost to

the construction site. a botched execution by lethal injection in the us state of oklahoma has reignited the debate about the death washington the white house is the case fell short of the humane standards required when the death penalty is carried out. short term and oklahoma governor gary allen announced an independent view of the state's execution protocols. she also said the planned execution of another prisoner will be postponed until the review is complete. the prison was trying out an untested mix of chemicals on the convicted murderer and rapist. woohoo thirty eight year old clayton locket started writing and clenching his teeth thirteen minutes after the lethal injection was administered media witnesses describe what they saw. thirty nine who still. lifting his shoulders and head off a

hurry. when a thing. and it appeared to be in distress to from start to its six twenty three execution and thirty six thirty nine has been closed the curtains on a sixteen in the process to watch. doctors then called off the execution. the half an hour later of an apparent massive heart attack authorities postponed the execution of another inmate scheduled for the same day. the methods used for capital punishment in the us have changed over time lethal injection is now the most common. but it's become increasingly difficult to find the standard drugs needed. that's largely because of an eu ban on exporting products used for the procedure. u s states have responded by experimenting with new drug cocktails on death row prisoners. unlock it is not the first to suffer a botched execution as a result. his case raises more questions about the legality of such methods and whether the death penalty has a future in us

write a short break when we come back the world's largest democracy goes to the polls and are still tries to get a grip on violent crime. more than an awful lot. i am. went to study in germany. and you still have lots of questions

you'll find all you need to know about studying in germany here. information on courses admission requirements qualifications costs and much more. w don t use to intervene. the first port of call for anyone interested in studying in germany. casting their ballots in parliament elections. defying a spate of attacks in which dozens of people been killed over the past two days. this is the first parliamentary election since american troops withdrew from the country in twenty eleven for more than nine thousand candidates are on the ballot prime minister nuri al maliki is seeking re election but many iraqis accuse him of massive corruption and failing to bring stability to the country. these voters in baghdad were put off by the violence that has rocked the capital. they were keen to cast their votes in the hope of a brighter future

for their country. i came here early this morning because he wanted to cost up to the best candidate he is a massive security operation was put in place for the election. but even the huge numbers of troops deployed weren't able to stop all the attacks. sectarian violence is going on the rise in iraq for the past year critics say prime minister nuri al maliki has fueled the tensions by sidelined in the country sunny minority he's also accused of having an authoritarian style of leadership and failing to stem corruption. still he's hoping for enough votes to give him a third term in office. he called on iraqis to cast their ballots. i hope to see a huge turnout. god willing we will celebrate the success of this election and the defeat of terrorism on the button above. many analysts expect molly keys

party to take the most seats but not to win a majority that could mean months of coalition talks before iraq as the new government. these expert peter steinberg are from the german institute for international security affairs joins us now in the studio for more about iraq. welcome to use the program first of all the selections taking place is murdered. it's a backdrop of severe violence you know can you truly be called a free and fair election in iraq. but she theoretically these on the free elections because those photos can cost that by the opponents for the huge number of candidates of all different kinds of parties. but in practise large parts of the country on walked under the control of all the security forces and that would mean that especially in the westin in the north west of the country many sundays many security risks would not be able to move to cost netbooks. ditto the government of nuri al

maliki is so far been able to bring peace or or even much stability to iraq so well what's really at the heart of the growing violence that's what i think that it's money keys the policies he has tried to marginalize not so nice and the parties' but also important secure the wrists at the scenes the elections in two thousand ten which will drop by soon is the cutest missed any of the paint apollo crew of political horse trading up to its term than money keys policies they called the root of what is happening over that because the sunni parts of the population don't tend to support the insurgents more than they did in the last years of the american occupation. yes as the american withdrawl you mentioned occupations as americans laugh there's been questions not only about the stability of iraq but whether it can even remain intact as a nation would effect. well it won't be a stable country for a long time that we do see that the kurdish part of the country when the abduction the independent the cia by exporting was

tricky. we do see that the western part of the country is built under the control of the security forces anymore which is in syria now being under control of the syrian state and an iraqi organization a organization being a detective in both parts the boulders in the region use some of the foam and ports due to sign bird from the german institute for international security affairs as ever. i so very much. in india now and it was e t day of voting in the country's national election one hundred and forty million people were eligible to cast their ballots across nine states in the country. now the world's biggest democratic elections taking place in phases the results are expected in mid may. one party that always puts in a very strong showing as the congress party headed by the gandhi political dynasty is a leading candidate is ruled out. but this time around opinion polls suggest that the opposition bjp could take the majority of votes under the leadership of the controversial narendra

modi cast his vote in his home state on wednesday the cheering crowds greeted the rent them and even he turned to the tune gujarat many incentives to improve its own kids. now he has induced top political office in sight the sixty three year old has spearheaded an integrated campaign aimed at settling into his new vision of india. pollsters say he's on course to deliver a serious blow to the congress party which has dominated indian politics for decades he sounded confident enough to cost him his rights. i get to know. this election is a collection of hope. nathan has come with the new hope and trust in him. david did i believe that it will give new string to the nation this will lead to bigger and will play a significant role

in changing the fate of the country. they were. that speech and displaying the bjp sentence them to have landed him in hot grease. he's accused of flushing election rules when canvassing outside a polling station. india's election commission has ordered an investigation. his candidacy is also proving controversial elections promised a radical economic reforms. he's also associated with deadly anti muslim riots that swept through gujarat in two thousand and two when he was in town. so as reports indicate that modi has been doing quite well at the cost of the ruling congress party despite their restored from the gandhi dynasty. so what's gone wrong. we put the question to each of the tm from the daily use hindi service in ball the link is actually given our clients have been on the trophy that of the neatest to india but this time the town and cannons he

intended it fell and got me he and the couple fell he appears to lack ambition kenneth ma and confidence and he does not take that kind of insanity that indians expect from the panic now. he is that even this unfortunate position of trying to defend the political art. i'm popping up on this labor government under prime minister manmohan singh which has been told clients the economic slowdown and there have been sold many captions standards and that he didn't run in assessing doesn't give any of you joined the opposition bjp an episode of cos baby madison from nz and qantas. you don't use the seven pm and on exports now the countdown is on for the world cup soccer finals in rozelle. gg to golf in june but it's not stories about the beautiful games are dominating the news right now coming out of prison. is violence and social acts

last week the killing of a dancer in sao paulo apparently in a shootout between police and gang members has highlighted tensions in brazil's society that indeed the killing sparked protests against the government and also the police. the demonstrators accused of using heavy handed tactics to impose security in brazil's slum districts of the belts. on the surface it looked like normalcy has returned to the phone call from kenya. the additional air and remains tense special forces patrol the streets. supporting the u p p or pasta fine police units that were deployed here in two thousand and nine to break up the drug gangs that control the phone. but antonio disturbances the police have scored above its cost. he says they have beaten them on and still and still comes into mukasey kenyatta making to restore security. but it's only gotten worse the rock they create conflicts because they treat everyone like a criminal. they don't respect our family. sixteen they walk

around as if they have all the power in the world that makes me mad the most use and his colleague most of us who are unfamiliar with such accusations that they work and some come on top of the day. the team conducting regular patrols to find he is trying to establish contacts with the community and diffuse complex before they exploded progress is slow because for decades. it was a drug bosses to run about us the ppp have managed to reach use them to rate a halt to last animation when i preach what they didn't want to see attitude and the effort of the police are good that i can guarantee that for him unfortunately there are isolated incidents that damaged the whole project the stupid things but if you compare before and after the crime as armed gangs on the streets. then you can see it's gotten much better. this

improvements to become cheap and almost ten thousand police on patrol and thirty seven for the last which means we as police force is stretched dangerously thin he's an activist he finds the residents' rights to the program cannot come to pass a fine old seven hundred for the nets. they seem to muster up a little politicians want to show the world that something is being done. that's the problem. it's a hurried response that only diverts attention from deep seated problems. the fall and fall short of his electorate and my dog. problems can be seen in more money for the last drug gangs control to sum up to a few weeks ago. then for years governments and the army. off to the world cup dpp offices will replace the twenty five hundred soldiers did not keep the peace. it's so nice on a broad coalition of groups called on the government to invest in schools hospitals

and new projects instead of just go enforcement. the news of yet god in the beginning there was this idea of social classification police. but that's been totally neglected since this cannot succeed without investing in social programs culture and the economy. rio will never solve the problems of the five a less with great force alone but that's exactly what the us government is continuing to do. security forces in the slums of being reinforced and at the world cup. to make sure the contents of the facts do not insist that discontent festering in humans. quick update on soccer ball sing on that topic yet let's take a quick update on the tube in place in the final chelsea currently a one nil against the medical injured after fernando torres pull away. or they don't have. he is. i

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